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Environmental Microbiology
Detection of Bacteriophages in Environmental Samples
Description
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona
Demonstrating Author: Alex Wassimi
Viruses are a unique group of biological entities that infect both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. They are obligate parasites that have no metabolic capacity, and ...
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Viruses are infectious biological particles that are responsible for many diseases, cold and flu, to hepatitis and HIV.
Viruses are biological particles consisting of either a DNA or RNA genome, wrapped inside a protein coat known as a capsid, sometimes with an additional lipid envelope. Viruses have no metabolic or reproductive ability on...
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